Autographic register



June 24, 1930.

W. C. PFEIFF'ER AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Jan. 5. 1929 5 sheetslshqt 1 Fig.2.

La WILLIAM 0. PFE/FFER, ,5!

Filed Jan; 5. 1929 6 Sheebs-Sheet 2 June 24, 1930.

W. C. PFEIFFER AUTOGRAPHI C REGI STER Filed Jan. 5, 1929 6 SheetsSheet 3 June 24, 1930.

w. c. PF EIFFER AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER 6 Sheets-Sher. 6

Filed Jan. 5, 1929 WILLIAM C,PFE/F'FEI,

Br I v Patented June 24, 1930 entrain STATES PATENT or fice? WILLIAM G. ."PFEIFFER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO EGRY REGISTER COM- PANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO AUTOGRAPI-IIC REGISTER Application filed January 5, 1329. Serial No. 330,457.

My invention relates to autographic registers.

It is the object of my invention to provide an autographic register in which a plurality of superimposed sheets of paper, previously supplied from a pack of folded sheets, are fed over a writing table and maintained in alignment.

I11 particular, it is my object to provide a register in which the paper is, first, fed a substantial distance; secondly, such feeding means are removed from the paper and supplementary feeding means are elevated beneath the paper to engage it in line with the file punch holes in the paper, while on the other side of the paper cooperating rollers engage the paper over the line of the file punch'holes; third, these supplementary means are moved forwardly so that where there is any frictional engagement between the means and the paper, the paper which is not in alignment with the file punch holes, will be drawn into alignment, as the supplementary feeding means, which is alsothe aligning means, will not operate where there are no portions of the paper; and fourth, the supplementary feeding and the aligning means will drop down out of operative position while the main feeding means will reclamp the paper in aligning position so that it can be held to be written upon.

' It is my further object to provide fric-.

tional means to lightly engage the rear ends of the sheets being drawn over the writing table so as to maintain them taut over the writing table as they are fed and finally clamped into position to present a smooth, unwrinkled, aligned writing surface to; insure perfect registration of the superimposed forms on the paper sheets.

In particular it is the object of my invention to provide a sheet aligning means comprising a flat, narrow pair of spaced bars having slightly roughened upper surfaces such as ordinary knurling, which are adapted to be raised up beneath the paper, moved forwardly in the general line of'the paper under the file punch holes so that any misalignment of any of the paper sheets adjacent the file punch holes will result in such portions of the sheets out of alignment being frictionally engaged by these bars and pushed intoaligned position, as the bars will not distribute the sheets which are in alignment as there is nothing to work upon in the file punch holes which are aligned and in proper position because these bars do not project through the holes to engage the margins of the holes. I also provide a freely turning roller on the upper driving roller against which the reciprocating bars can press the paper sheets in order to' insure this frictional alignment.

It is my object to eliminate all detents, pins, sprocket wheels, segmental discs and the like, and align by localized frictional members which act by friction upon the surface of the paper sheets at the file punch holes which are out of alignment, but do not act upon such holes where they are in alignment as there are no portions of the paper to be worked upon if the holes are in alignment. a

It is my further object to have these aligning means inoperative at the end of the aligning operation when the ejecting rolls are reclamped on the sheets so that the aligning means have no function of holding the sheets at any time in any direction, such function being solely of the ejecting, gripping rollers.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of the register with the cover elevated and the superimposed sheets partly broken away.

Figure 2 is a large section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section of the line 3+3. of Figure 1. 7

Figure 4 is a section of the line 4l4 of Figure l with the cover lowered. v

Figure 5 is a section of the line 55 of Figure 1 with the cover lowered.

Figure 6 is a similar View of Figure 4: showing the parts with the rollers spread and the alining means'in operation. v

Figure 7 is a detailed view of the aligning means in its forward, lower position after alignment with the feeding rollers in gripping position.

Figure 8 is a similar view with the rollers feeding the sheets and the aligning means in its rearmost lowered position.

Figure 9 .is .a view with the .feeding rolls spread apart and the aligning mean-s elevated just coming into action.

Figure 10 is a similar view with the rolls spread and the aligning means -'comploting its final feeding and-aligning operation.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 and 2 indicate side walls, and 3 the rear wall of the register housing. are mounted upon the main base 4. To these side walls, -1:and.2, there is pivoted the cover :5 and the writing table-6.

Within these side walls is a casing 7 for maintaining in proper position a plurality of folded sheetsarranged in asupply pack 8. These sheets-are brought up from the topof the pack over spaced guiding rollers 9, on each-of which are mounted spring-fingers 10 for yieldingly resisting the movement of the sheets over the writing table 6. The forward end of this writing table 6 is supported on .-the cross rod 11 carried transversely between the side walls 1 and 2.

One, or more, of these sheets is conveyed forwardly into-a storage compartment where the sheets are refolded in a record pack 12. This storage compartment :is a detachable three-sided box having side walls 13 and Wall 14 with a hinged'cover 15 anda bottom 16. Aligned partitions .17 and 18 are provided for maintaining the record pack in proper position.

The register is provided with the usual handle 19 operating the main power shaft20 on which is mounted the master gear 21. :A-lso mounted on the shaft :20 is the "cam .22 which serves as the spread cam for spreading the ejecting rollers apart. Backward movement of the :mechanism is prevented by the pawl 23 engaging the gear 21. The pawl is pivotally mounted on=one of the side walls of the register as at 24.

The;gea r'21 meshes "with the pinion 25 on the stud '26 carried 'by -a sidewall of the register. This stud =also carries the gear 2-7 and the intermediate cam finger 28 which is engaged by the cam 22. The :gear 27 meshes with the lower roller pinion 29 that serves to drive the loaverrol-l'er'30. The pinion 29 engages with the upper roller pinion 3. That rotates .the upper roller 32. The lower roller is provided with a pair of spaced knurled driving members 33 which are in alignment with the similar spaced knurled driving members 34 on the upper roller so that the sh'eetsmay be closely clamped 'between the driving members and positively ejected. "Thisplurality ofshe'ets is-shown, as in Figure 5, as at '35. "The upper roller 32 is ea-Tried in vertically 's'liding members 36, the

These three members lower ends of which are turned inwardly to receive the studs 37 that pass down through the side frame brackets 38. Between these brackets and the nut 39 each stud 37 is a spring 40 that tends to draw the lifting plates 36 downwardly. These plates are provided with slots 41 through which projects a rotatable camshaft 42, having cam surfaces 43. The shaft is journaled in the side frames -1 and 2 and may be manually operated from theoutside of the machine by the knurled button 44. The shaft is provided with a spacing sleeve 45 to which is attached a collar 46 by the set screw 47, which collar has a finger 48 that is engaged by the cam finger 28 so that the cam 22 will operate to move the plates 36 upwardly and separate the driving rolls. This rotation of thecamshaft 42 is resisted by an arm 49 to which is connected a spring 50. The spring is connected at its other end to the frame of the machine.

The cover 5 is provided with eyes 51 in which are inserted latch members 52.and are yieldingly held therein by the springs 53. The latch members-aremoun'ted on the shaft 54 and :may be unlatched "by the rotation of such shaft by the button 55 -on the outside of the machine.

The handle is stopped .by movable stop member in the usual manner. This stop is mounted on the shaft 56' and its movement out 'of the path of the handle is resisted by the spring 57 which isconnectedatone end to the side wall of the register and at the other lever 58 .mounted on :the shaft 56. 59 indicates a stop on the side wall of the register for limiting the movement of the lever 58.

Supplementary feeding and aligning mechanism A pair of horizontally disposed U shaped members are provided for the purpose of furnishing feeding :and aligning members. These U shaped members are composed -of horizontally disposed feeding and aligning bars 60, having upper knurled surfaces 61. They have downwardly extending front portions '62 and lower horizontally extending portions *63. The portions 63 are divided into arms "63'A and 63-13 to form a yoke siding upon the shaft -26. The lower edge of the arm 63B at "64 rides upon the horizontal Cam surface '65 of the cam sleeve 45 on the rod "42. This cam sleeve is adapted to be rotated, as hereinbefore explained, by the engagement of 'theca'm nose 28 with the arm 48 which serves to "lift *the entire U shaped supplementary feeding and aligning structure and to rdtate its'lig'htly about the transverse rod '26.

The two aligning and feeding members are connected together with the end plate 66. 'Thus they 'move together 'as a unlit.

This end plate is engaged by the nose 67 Operation of supplementary feeding and aligning devices Referring to Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10, the parts, when the handle is in position of rest against the movable stop, are so arranged that the sleeves 33 and 34 which are both fixed to their respective roller shafts 32 and are in firm clamping engagement with the paper sheets 35, to one side of the file punch holes 71.

The aligning bars 60 are in their forward position beneath the sheets 35 in line with the file punch holes 71. Cam 68 is in its horizontal forwardly directed position to hold these aligning members in their forward position. The aligning members are not in gripping relationship with the paper.

As soon as the handle is started, the downward movement of the cam 68permits the aligning frames to move backwardly under the influence of the springs 69 to the position shown in Figure 8. In both positions, Figures 7 and 8, the aligning frames are in their lowered positions.

After the paper sheets have been fed by the rolls 33 and 34 practically'their entire forward movement, then the cam sleeve is rotated by the nose 28 operating on the lever 48 tilting the forward end of the flange upwardly beneath the sheets, pressing the sheets against the freely revolving knurled sleeves 72 which are directly over the members 60. These sleeves arecarried loosely on the upper roller shaft 32. At this time the rolls are spread so that the paper is en gaged between the members and the sleeves 72. The cam finger 68 then comes into position and moves these frames forwardly adjacent the file punch holes 71 in the paper so that those sheets of paper are moved forward by engagement with the knurled surfaces of the members 60 and the rolls 72 whereany margins thereof adjacent the file punch holes are out of alignment, thus drawing all of the sheets into alignment as these members 60 and 72 have nothing to operate upon when the file punch holes are in alignment. Figure 10 shows the aligning frames near the ends of the strokes thereof just prior to dropping down into lowered position at the end of the handle movement as shown in Figure 7.

I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be clearly embraced within my claims and the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, means for feeding such sheets and supplementary feeding and aligning means adapted to engage portions of said sheets adjacent file punch holes therein which are out of alignment with the remainder of the'sheets for aligning said sheets, and means for rendering inoperative said first mentioned feeding means, and common means for raising and lowerlng a part of the feeding means and the supplementary feeding and aligning means into operative and inoperative positions.

2. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, means for feeding such sheets and supplementary feeding and aligning means adapted to engage portions of said sheets adjacent file punch holes therein which are out of alignment with the remainder of the sheets, and

means for rendering inoperative said first o mentioned feeding means, and means for raising and lowering the supplementary feeding and aligning means into operative and inoperative positions, and a common actuating means for said feeding and align ing means, and common means for 'rendering the first mentioned means inoperative and for raising and lowering the second mentioned means.

3. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced apertures therein, means for feeding such sheets having freely turning members thereon, means for rendering said feeding means inoperative, means for engaging one side of said sheets in line with said apertures to press said sheets against freely turning -members on a portion of the feeding means, means for moving said supplementary means forwardly for aligning said sheets by moving portions of the sheets adjacent the apertures so that the apertures will be in registration.

4. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced apertures therein, means for feeding such sheets having freely turning members thereon, means for rendering said feeding means inoperative, supplementary tures so that the apertures will be in registration, and means for withdrawing the supplementary ,1;

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supplementary aligning means and reengaging the feeding means with the sheets.

5. In an autographic register, having a plurality of sheets supplied in a folded pack in a supply compartment, a writing table for supporting said sheets, a storage compartment for storing one or more said sheets in a storage pack, means for moving said sheets across the writing table comprising superimposed rolls, a reciprocating aligning means, loose collars on one of saidro'lls over said aligning means, means for disengaging the feed rolls with the sheets and for engaging the sheets between the collars and the aligning means, said last mentioned means being adapted to operatin on portions of the sheets out of alignment adjacent apertures in the sheets, upon whichportions the aligning means operate.

6. In an autographic register, having a plurality of sheets supplied in a folded pack in a supply compartment, a writing table for supporting said sheets, a storage compartment for storing one or more said sheets in a storage pack, means for moving said sheets across the writing table comprising superimposed rolls, a reciprocating aligning means, loose collars on one of said ;rolls over said aligning means, means for disengaging the feed rolls with the sheets and for engaging the sheets between the collars and the aligning means, said last mentioned means being adapted to operate on portions of the sheets out of alignment adjacent apertures in the sheets, and means for reengaging the feeding rolls and disengaging the aligning means with the paper sheets.

7. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, feeding rolls engaging said superimposed sheets, loosed knurled sleeves on the upper roll, aligning bars in alignment with said sleeves reciprocating therebeneath and beneath the paper sheets, means for elevating said bars above the lower feeding roll to clamp the sheets between them and the freely turning sleeves, and means to move said bars forwardly.

8. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, upper and lower feeding rolls engaging said superimposed sheets, loosed knurled sleeves on the upper roll, aligning bars in alignment with said sleeves reciprocating there beneath and beneath the paper sheets, means for elevating the upper roll and said bars above the lower feeding roll'to clamp the sheets between them and the freely turning sleeves, means to move said bars forwardly, and means to lower said bars and lower the upper roll into rolls engaging the superimposed sheets,

linea e? loosed knurled sleeves on the upper roll, aligning bars in alignment with said sleeves reciprocating therebeneath and beneath the paper sheets, -means for elevating said bars above the lower feeding roll to clamp the sheets between them and the freely turning sleeves, means to move said bars forwardly, means to lower said bars and lower the upper roll into engagement with the paper sheets, and common power means for actuating said rolls, spreading them, actuating said bars and raisingand lowering said bars.

10. In an autograp'hic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, an actuating handle, feeding rollers geared for driving said rollers from said handle continuously, a frame for supportingthe upper rollers, cam means actuated by the handle for actuating said frame to spread the rollers without disengaging their gearing, an aligning reciprocating frame cooperating with one of said rollers to align the sheets, means actuated by said handle for reciprocating said frame, and yielding means for returning said frame after it has reciprocated.

11. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, an actuating handle,'feeding rollers geared for driving said rollers from said handle continuously, a frame for supporting the upper rollers, cam means actuated by the handle for actuating said frame to spread the rollers without disengaging their gearing, an aligning reciprocating frame cooperating with one of said rollers to align the sheets, means actuated by said handle for reciprocating said frame, yielding means for returning said frame after it has reciprocated and means connected to said rolls, and loosely mounted knurled sleeves on the upper rollers over the aligning frame.

' 12. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets with latterly spaced file punch holes, a pair of superimposed feed rolls, loosely turning sleeves on the upper rolls over the file punch holes, reciprocating bars below the file punch holes, means to spread said rolls and elevate said bars adjacent the loose sleeves simultaneously, means to feed said bars forwardly and to simultaneously rotate said rolls, and

yielding means to return said. bars.

13.In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced file punch holes, feed rollers, upper loose sleeves on one of said rollers, lower reciprocating feed bars therebeneath adjacent the lower rollers, a common actuating means for actuating said rollers and feed bars, a common means for elevating said bars and spreading said rollers, and yielding means for returning said rollers to clamping position and said bars to initial lowered inoperative position whereby the sheets will be fed by the rollers and thenspread simultaneously with the elevation of the bars adjacent the freely turning sleeves, adjacent the file punch holes, the sheets will be aligned, the bars and upper rollers will drop down and the sheets will be reclamped, and thereafter the aligning bars will be returned to their initial lowered rear position.

14. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced apertures, an operating handle, feeding rollers driven thereby, spaced aligning bars reciprocated thereby and common cam means for spreading the rolls and elevating the aligning bars simultaneously.

15. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced apertures, an operating handle, feeding rollers driven thereby, spaced aligning bars reoiprocating thereby and common means for spreading the rolls and elevating the aligning bars simultaneously, and freely turning sleeves on the upper rollers for co-operation with the bars when the latter are elevated.

16. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, with spaced apertures, sheet feeding rollers geared to one another, means of driving the rollers, a roller spreading cam on the driving means, a roller spreading means actuated thereby,

aligner members, and an aligner actuating cam carried by the driving means for reciprocating the aligners, said aligners being adapted to be elevated by the same means that spreads the rollers simultaneously therewith.

17. In an autographio register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, with spaced apertures and actuating means rollers geared to one another, means of driving the rollers from the actuating means, a roller spreading cam on the actuating means, a roller spreading means actuated thereby, aligner members, an aligner actuating cam carried by the actuating means for reciprocating the aligners, said aligners being adapted to be elevated by the same means that spreads the rollers simultaneously therewith, and loose sleeves on one of the rollers for cooperating with the aligners in engaging the paper sheets adjacent the apertures therein.

18. In an autographic register, having a plurality of superimposed sheets, with spaced apertures and actuating means rollers geared to one another, means of driving the rollers from the actuating means, a roller spreading cam on the actuating means, a roller spreading means actuated thereby, aligner members, an aligner actuating cam carried by the actuating means for reciprocating the aligners, said aligners being adapted to be elevated by the same means that spreads the rollers simultaneously therewith, and

loose sleeves on one of the rollers for cooperatlng with the aligners in engaging the reciprocating horizontally disposed barswith knurled surfaces adapted to frictionally engage and feed into alignment portions 01" the sheets adjacent the holes out of alignment with the holes and the remainder of the sheets, superimposed freely turning,

knurled sleeves adapted to engage said sheets on the opposite side from said aligning bars and means for reciprocating said bars. 7

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM C. PFEIFFER. 

